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Partners & Investors

SESCOM works with utilities, research bodies, donors, and impact investors who share our goal of accelerating Tanzania's transition to clean electric cooking.

Working with the institutions that move the sector

Utility partner 1

TANESCO
TANESCO

Utility partner

Tanzania Electric Supply Company. On-bill financing pilot for clean cooking, letting customers repay EPCs through their LUKU electricity bill. Joint 17-month project targeting 11,000+ households.

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Funders & investors 2

Hivos
Hivos

Funders & investors

Partner on energy access and modern energy services for rural and peri-urban communities across the Southern Highlands and Lake Zone.

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UNCDF
UNCDF

Funders & investors

United Nations Capital Development Fund. EU Cook Fund partner accelerating market rollout of clean cooking solutions across multiple Tanzanian regions (Dec 2022 – Aug 2025).

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Donors & government 5

European Union
European Union

Donors & government

Co-funder of the Cook Fund and other multi-region clean cooking initiatives, supporting the transition from charcoal-dominant cooking in Tanzania.

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REA Tanzania
REA Tanzania

Donors & government

Rural Energy Agency, Government of Tanzania. Partner on rural electrification and renewable-energy programmes.

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UKaid (FCDO)
UKaid (FCDO)

Donors & government

Donor partner via the MECS programme, supporting research-driven scaling of electric cooking in low-income markets.

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UN-Habitat
UN-Habitat

Donors & government

United Nations Human Settlements Programme. Urban energy and e-mobility programme partner.

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USADF / Power Africa
USADF / Power Africa

Donors & government

United States African Development Foundation / Power Africa Off-Grid Energy Challenge, funder of the Kibindu hybrid mini-grid.

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Research & academic 1

MECS / Loughborough University
MECS / Loughborough University

Research & academic

Modern Energy Cooking Services programme funded by UKaid. Multiple grants for supply-chain build-out, demand stimulation, and household pilot studies.

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Implementing partners 3

Husk Power Systems
Husk Power Systems

Implementing partners

Mini-grid and biomass technology partner: Kibindu (Coast Region) and rice-husk gasifier collaborations.

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SNV
SNV

Implementing partners

Long-standing implementation partner on clean cooking, market development, and women-led distribution networks across rural Tanzania.

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TaTEDO-SESO
TaTEDO-SESO

Implementing partners

Tanzania Traditional Energy Development Organisation. SESCOM's parent NGO and long-term collaborator on after-sales technician training, advocacy, and policy engagement.

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Partner with a proven platform

SESCOM has delivered against funder requirements with full reporting on every engagement, from a 50-household MECS pilot in Morogoro to the 11,000-household TANESCO on-bill programme.

Our market-based model is auditable: every appliance sold is tracked, every sales agent is registered, every after-sales call is logged. That's the foundation we offer to new partners.

See our project portfolio
25,672+ EPCs Deployed
26 Tanzania Regions Reached
274 Sales Agents (70% Women)
140+ VICOBA / SACCOS Groups

Partner with SESCOM to scale clean cooking in Tanzania

Whether you are an investor, donor, MFI, utility, or research institution, we are open to collaboration that accelerates the transition to electric cooking.